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Article updated: 1/26/2012 9:56 PM

Second surgery not hurting Kirk's prognosis, doctor says

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Sen. Mark Kirk underwent another surgery Wednesday night to relieve pressure from swelling in his brain.

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Kevin Jackson, director of neurosurgery at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, said surgery to remove part of a patient's skull, then tissue from his brain, are potentially lifesaving procedures taken when doctors can't otherwise stop swelling in the brain. “The fact that he needed these two surgeries showed this situation is extremely critical,” Jackson said.

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